2016-15605. Endangered Species; Marine Mammals; Issuance of Permits

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of issuance of permits.

SUMMARY:

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have issued the following permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species, marine mammals, or both. We issue these permits under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).

ADDRESSES:

Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brenda Tapia, [phone] (telephone); [phone] (fax); [e-mail] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On the dates below, as authorized by the provisions of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), as amended, and/or the MMPA, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), we issued requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. For each permit for an endangered species, we found that (1) the application was filed in good faith, (2) the granted permit would not operate to the disadvantage of the endangered species, and (3) the granted permit would be consistent with the purposes and policy set forth in section 2 of the ESA.

Endangered Species

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
36222B	Busch Gardens	79 FR 54740; September 12, 2014	September 2, 2015.
51119B	Tanganyika Wildlife Park	80 FR 33541; June 12, 2015	October 19, 2015.
70015B	Michael Braun, Smithsonian Institution Museum of Natural History	80 FR 55868; September 17, 2015	May 5, 2016.
57032B	Tanganyika Wildlife Park	80 FR 64441; October 23, 2015	December 18, 2015.
75939B	Institute For Conservation of Tropical Environments, SUNY at Stony Brook	81 FR 2899; January 19, 2016	May 11, 2016.
78822B	Denver Zoological Foundation	81 FR 5778; February 3, 2016	May 3, 2016.
86126B	James Mercer	81 FR 8093; February 17, 2016	April 7, 2016.
82159B	Wildlife Conservation Society	81 FR 9497; February 25, 2016	June 3, 2016.
86976B	Kenneth Morrill	81 FR; 10884; March 2, 2016	May 9, 2016.
10982A	The Austin Savanna	81 FR; 10884; March 2, 2016	May 24, 2016.
85599B	Atlanta-Fulton County Zoo dba Zoo Atlanta	81 FR 12116; March 8, 2016	May 11, 2016.
87863B	Danny Janecka	81 FR 12116; March 8, 2016	April 20, 2016.
51920A	Evan Rosenoff	81 FR 16197; March 25, 2016	May 12, 2016.
88822B	Armour Mellon	81 FR 16197; March 25, 2016	June 1, 2016.
77252B	Wildlife Conservation Society	81 FR 16197; March 25, 2016	June 3, 2016.
88755B	Matthew Duel Saulsbury	81 FR 16197; March 25, 2016	May 26, 2016.
91923B	Wayne Catto	81 FR 20666; April 8, 2016	May 26, 2016.
91319B	Aubrey Beacham	81 FR 20666; April 8, 2016	June 1, 2016.
92092B	Roger Hooten	81 FR 20666; April 8, 2016	June 1, 2016.
84795B	University of Minnesota	81 FR 23745; April 22, 2016	June 3, 2016.
81432B	Auburn University	81 FR 23745; April 22, 2016	June 8, 2016.

Marine Mammals

Permit No.	Applicant	Receipt of application Federal Register notice	Permit issuance date
92150B	Silverback Films	81 FR 29889; May 13, 2016	June 21, 2016.

Availability of Documents

Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Management Authority, Branch of Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041; fax [phone].

Brenda Tapia,

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority.